Waterford & South Tipperary Community Youth Service

Lobbying Organisation Waterford & South Tipperary Community Youth Service

Date published 02 Sep, 2024

Relevant Matter Matters involving public funds

Public Policy Area Children and Youth Affairs

Period 1 May, 2024 to 31 Aug, 2024

Specific Details We sought support from public representatives to advocate on behalf of the youth sector in the run up to the budget 2025

Intended results To increase funding to the Youth Sector by 8%

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Christina Fogarty

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Letter (6-10)

Letter sent by email from the Board of Waterford & South Tipperary Community Youth Service asking representatives to advocate on behalf of the youth Sector with Minister O' Gorman

Email (21-30)

We encouraged our staff to write to public representatives in their own personal right.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Mary Butler Minister of State (Department of Health)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Matt Shanahan TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

Jackie Cahill TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

David Cullinane TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)

John Cummins Senator (Seanad)

Garret Ahearn Senator (Seanad)